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Retreats to be required for incoming juniors
A semester in review: new demerit system BY Liam Connolly CORE STAFF
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Juniors on retreat last week at the White House retreat center. BY Jack Schweizer CORE STAFF
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tarting next year, St. Louis U. High will require all juniors to go on at least one retreat during the school year as part of an initiative started three years ago from Go Forth campaign of the Imagining 18 strategic planning.
Mandatory retreats for all grade levels has been a long-term goal from Strategic Planning in Imagining 18, which aimed at bringing more Jesuit identity opportunities to students as the school approached its bicentenial anniversary. The Jesuit Identity committee
from Imagining 18 looked at expanding retreat opportunities for students of all grade levels, allowing students to foster a more personal relationship with God. The committee passed its vision on to Campus Ministry to make the goal possible. “We looked at all the Je-
Fear the Beards: 2nd annual No Shave November competition BY Niles Bernabe REPORTER
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he Student Council (STUCO) held its second annual official No Shave November this month in order to raise awareness for testicular cancer. No Shave November allowed seniors and underclassmen alike to grow out their facial hair to be judged at the end of month. Anyone who participated was invited up to the stage in the Si Commons to be judged by a small committee yesterday during lunch. The winner, junior Dominic Watkins, received a free shaving kit. This year’s No Shave November is being held in conjunction with the Matthew Hill Foundation’s No Shave November, which shares a similar mission and concept. “Last year the no-shave website served as a huge inspiration for STUCO,”
said student body president Thomas Leeker. “I encourage anyone who wants to learn more about the cancer awareness project to go onto their website.” Following last year’s No Shave November, STUCO
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suit high schools in the U.S. and Canada to see how they handled their retreat programs,” said Campus Minister Meg Beugg, a member of the Imagining 18 committee. “And certainly looking at some other Catholic schools as well, but we focused a lot
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Chess tackles first match The Chess Club played their first match of the year against Belleville West this past Wednesday and walked away with a handy 24-6 victory. Page 2
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SLUH ranked in top 10 Catholic high schools on Niche.com
opted to be more lenient with the regulation this year. “Last year it became such BY Jake Renfer and Ben a hassle to keep track of ev- Klevorn erything for STUCO,” said REPORTERS Leeker. “So this year we got the okay to loosen the reins.” iche.com, an online continued on page 5 school ranking service, artwork | Lancer Li has ranked St. Louis U. High the 10th best Catholic high school in the country and the fourth best private high school in the state of Missouri. “It’s nice to be recognized on some quantifiable basis to be in the top ten. Those are all good things to have to show that our teachers are an A+,” said principal Craig Hannick. “One of the reasons we have what we have here is because of the passion and expertise of our teachers.” “I thought we should be ranked number one for lots of reasons, but it depends on how you look,” said Hannick. Six main factors are used to decide the rankings: academics, teachers, clubs
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t. Louis U. High is now nearly one semester in to the first year of using the new electronic system for administering demerits to students. The program, designed by Director of Information Technology Jon Dickmann, has taken the place of the traditional blue paper demerit cards that students carried in their wallets in years past. The electronic system, a part of http://support.sluh. org/, lets teachers enter a student’s name and the number of demerits or JUGs given to that student, as well as where and when the punishment was administered. Despite some complaints at the beginning of the year, teachers and members of administration report settling into the system smoothly. “I think it’s been going really well,” said Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson. “I had my hesitations, because it’s a new system and there are always kinks that need to be worked out, but I think in general
things are going well.” The absence of cards has made administering demerits easier for teachers, even though it takes a little more time to record the information of where, when, and why the demerit was given. “It’s kind of nice that you don’t have to say ‘give me your card’ and have the kid resist because if you know their name you can give them one regardless,” said math teacher Julie Moeser. The ease of submitting electronic forms also immensely benefits people like Kesterson and Assistant to the Assistant Principal for Student Life Rita Mulligan, who used to spend hours manually copying information from crumpled and worn demerit cards onto a spreadsheet. Unlike years past, teachers and administrators are able to view when particular students got demerits, which teachers gave them, and when and where they were given during any given time. In the past, demerits were only recorded at the quarter when students’ demerit cards were
What Are Those?!? Features editor Matthew Book explores the world of footwear at SLUH, analyzing what all the different breeds of shoe mean about those who wear them. Page 6 Basketball starts up Basketball splits their first two games, beating Eureka and falling to Vianney. Page 5
& activities, diversity, college readiness, and sports. These categories are given a letter grade with A+ being the highest and D- being the lowest. SLUH received an A+ in the academics, teachers, and college readiness departments, while the diversity section received a B-, SLUH’s lowest score. “If we look at this survey, then we would say diversity is where we need the most work. If we are looking at what we actually see, we’re very actively looking at diversity, and we have for many years tried to increase diversity in both our student population and faculty,” said Hannick. SLUH administers nearly 1000 AP tests per year, and SLUH students also do very well on the ACT, another important factor in the rankings. According to Director of Communications Ben DuMont, SLUH was ranked
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Wrestling starts season Byes add up in loss to Hazelwood West; younger wrestlers preform well, and new focus on agressiveness is seen. Page 7 Sports
Hockey tops CBC For the first time in three years SLUH hockey beats CBC in a regular season game. Check out some play-by-play action and some ice level drama. Page 6
higher this year than last, going from top 20 to top 10. DuMont also thinks this award can be an admissions tool. “I think this is a reflection on the tremendous success and achievement of the students and the dedication and hard work of the faculty, and also of the comprehensive and challenging program,” said DuMont. Like DuMont, Hannick was also very pleased that the school received a high ranking, noting that it is nice to be recognized on a well-known site. Regis High School in New York took the number one overall spot for the best Catholic high school in the country. Three St. Louis high schools—John Burroughs, MICDS, and Priory—were ranked higher than SLUH in Missouri private schools.
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leven sophomores departed to Chicago for a four-day trip over the first weekend of Thanksgiving to see the sights, visit museums, and eat some unique Chicago food. Sophomore class moderator Frank Corley planned the trip because of the fact that sophomores do not have retreats during the Thanksgiving retreat week, while the other classes do. The delegation—which included sophomores Adam Stemmler, Anthony Rizzo, Hayden Steingruby, Jake Pineda, John Book, Jack Buehring, Kyle Sullivan, Michael Schiermeier, Nick Prainito, Nick Rakonick, and Tate Portell--left around 3:30 on Friday afternoon, and arrived in Chicago around 8:45 that night, going directly to Bella Bacino’s pizza downtown to eat some famous Chicago-style pizza. The first stop on Saturday was the Art Institute of Chicago, where the group saw several famous paintings by legendary artists such as Picasso and Monet. Then, after the Art Institute, the sophomores split into two groups for lunch and toured nearby Millennium Park and the Bean. One group went to Shake Shack on Michigan Avenue, which was Pineda’s favorite restaurant,
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The sophomores during their Chicago excursion.
while the other went to Frontera Fresco’s, a restaurant in Macy’s on State Street. For Portell, the Science and Industry Museum was a hit. “Seeing the U-Boat was really, really neat,” he said. As for Book, he enjoyed his time at the Shedd Aquarium, as well as the Bean. For Corley and fellow chaperone Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson, the Art Institute was a big hit. Following lunch and time at Millennium Park, both groups walked to the
Shedd Aquarium, which they visited for about an hour. After seeing exhibits, they saw a show in the amphitheater that provided entertainment in the form of jumping dolphins and penguins walking close to the group. After the Shedd Aquarium, the travelers went back to the hostel and got ready for dinner. Dinner was at the Grange Hall Burger Bar, a 1.8 mile walk from the hostel. Following dinner, the group split up again, with one group going to Macy’s on State Street
to check out some clothing and souvenirs, and another going straight back to the hostel. On Sunday morning, the group drove to Mass at Old St. Patrick’s Church, which was noteworthy for its modern interior architecture. Next, they walked to a brunch at Wishbone restaurant, which was Rakonick’s favorite of the trip. For the travelers, pancakes, biscuits, and gravy were the popular choice. After brunch was a 20-minute drive south to the Science and Industry Museum where the group saw a Lego exhibit featuring several famous structures made out of Legos and an exhibit called Numbers in Nature, which showed structures and shapes in the environment. Following the Science and Industry Museum, the group drove back to the hostel and got ready to walk to the Willis Tower, the tallest building in Chicago. After a short wait in line and a 103-floor elevator ride, everyone reached the top of the building, which had magnificent views of Chicago and its suburbs and Lake Michigan. The group had an opportunity to go on the Skydeck, which is a glass box extending from the top floor over the city below. Then the group walked to Greek Islands, a favorite restaurant of Kesterson’s and Portell’s, where they ordered
a family style meal which featured fried cheese, chicken, and lamb. Corley said that it was neat seeing how everyone “took a risk” in trying new Greek food. On Monday, the group went to the Harold Washington library next door to the hostel, then went to Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket, known for its fried chicken, for lunch near Joliet, a southwestern suburb of Chicago. At around 6 p.m. that day, the group arrived back at SLUH. Another highlight of the trip that both teachers were impressed by happened after Sunday dinner, when sophomores gave leftovers to the homeless. Kesterson said that “it would stick with (him) for a long time,” and that it was “really impressive...that was one thing that really stuck out for me.” “The way you guys just so eagerly gave the food away. It was just beautiful,” said Corley. Corley is hoping that this trip will become a sophomore tradition. Next year, he said, he will do Chicago again. Corley said that he hopes to expand it and get more guys to go. As for Kesterson, he enjoyed the trip, saying it went well and he’d be really excited to go again with the sophomores.
Chess starts off season strong with victory over Belleville East BY Liam Connolly CORE STAFF
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he St. Louis U. High Chess Club played in its first match of the year against Belleville West this past Wednesday. This was the first time the team has played under direction of their new coach, Latin teacher Rich Esswein, who took the place of math teacher Don Steingruby at the beginning of the year. The team beat Belleville handily, an impressive feat considering Belleville is a school with a strong history of chess. The Jr. Bills won boards one, two, three, and five, for the 24-6 victory. Senior captain Will Kelly played board one, sophomore Paul Gillam played board two, senior Adam Kleffner played board three, sophomore Ben Kleffner played board four, and freshman Branden May played board five. “I was really thrilled. I think we played great all across the board, even in the one game that we lost,” said Esswein. The players have been getting along under the new leadership of Esswein, who graduated in the class of ’78 and played chess for SLUH. “He’s groovy,” said Kelly. “He’s not grading papers or anything when he’s in Chess Club, he gives it his full attention. If you ask if he wants to play a game, he never says no.” Both Esswein and the team were happy with the va-
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Senior Jacob Safarian during a chess practice.
riety of students who stepped up to play matches. Usually the boards are dominated by seniors except during the month of Senior Project, but only two out of the five boards were played by seniors. “The variety of guys coming to the club gives the team a lot of depth, and I think it will help when we get to the winter when a lot of guys start to get sick,” said Esswein. “We’ve got a number of guys who could’ve stepped up to those spots yesterday and still done as well.”
“I think the highlight of the day was seeing freshman Branden May step up to varsity as a freshman. To play in the top five is a great thing but for him to win a game is just great,” said Kelly. “It was pretty rusty for me and I made a few mistakes, but I was able to capitalize on some things that I’ve been practicing,” said Kelly. “I ran the play, and it’s kind of like a Hail Mary at the end. I wasn’t sure who was going to win, but in the end, I got that first down and it was beauti-
ful.”
Gillam, who played a match of an impressive hourand-a-half length, was also pleased with how he played. “It was definitely different because I hadn’t played a game of chess against someone outside of the Chess Club in a while,” said Gillam. “It was the most fun game I’ve played recently.” Like Gillam, most of the players were coming back to chess after not playing for all of summer or even longer. Adam Kleffner, who had
Speech morale high as season rolls on
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t. Louis U. High’s speech team attended the second meet of the season on Nov. 20 at Saint Joseph’s Academy. This was the first meet that SLUH was able to attend, because the first meet of the season conflicted with the production of And Then There Were None, which had the vast majority of the speech team in the cast. SLUH was only able to send just one student to that meet, sophomore Ethan Schmidt. Despite the fact that there are only three meets before finals, missing one doesn’t necessarily disqualify a team. “They drop your two lowest scores,” said moderator Kathryn Whitaker. “There are two rounds per meet, so missing one meet just means that you need to do really well in the next couple meets to make it to finals.” Team members were very confident in their performance at this meet, which occurred over the break, with 11 students placing in their categories. “I think we were the only school that got a blue ribbon for improv,” said senior and vice president of the Speech Club Blaise Lanter. “The overall morale of the group is very confident.” As of now, the scores show that SLUH is far behind the other schools, however that is in part because the lowest scores haven’t been dropped yet. “It’s gonna look like we’re way behind in total points because they haven’t dropped those two rounds,” said Whitaker. The next meet will occur at Duchesne High School on Jan. 29, and will determine who will make it into the finals. The students who earned the top seven scores in each category will continue on and compete in the finals, which will be held at SLUH this year on Feb. 26. “Everyone on the team has a lot of work to do before the next meet,” said senior and president of the Speech Club Evan Gorman.
played competitive chess throughout grade school, came back from a three-year break to dominate his first game. “We were going to go for the Gatorade bath to celebrate Mr. Esswein’s first win, but we decided to wait until playoffs,” said Adam Kleffner. The team will be facing off against Alton next Wednesday at SLUH in the Ignatian Conference Room. —Andrew Pluff contributed reporting
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Volume 81, Issue 13 Varsity Scholar Bowl continues undefeated season; JV falls to Cor Jesu Senior builds table for The Squares BY Blake Johnson and Jack people could sit together and Connaghan socialize. REPORTERS “We were looking for he Squares may be best something that would seat known for the four-sided enough people, and not only stone panels that make up its look cool, but serve a good patio, but when it came to purpose,” said Gherardini. building a new picnic table for Gherardini settled on the site, senior Dominic Gh- an octagonal table in order erardini determined that four to maximize the number of sides just wasn’t enough. seats while adding a touch of Eager to become a third- obtuse style to his creation. generation Eagle Scout, Gh- After Gherardini’s considererardini chose to build an able time spent on it, and a octagonal picnic table for The bit of help from some profesSquares as his Eagle Scout sionals, the finished table has project, maximizing seating become a stylish addition to capacity while adding to the The Squares and a popular decor of the outdoor patio. hangout spot. Just days after Director of In his youth, GherarFacilities Joe Rankin decided dini was involved with Boy to construct The Squares on Scouts Troop 4 of St. Gabriel the unused patch of dirt out- the Archangel church, but side the main corridor en- he decided to quit during his trance, Dominic Gherardini sophomore year. As a junior, came forward with his own however, Gherardini began proposal for the social hang- having second thoughts. out—he wanted to build an “My dad was an Eagle octagonal picnic table so that Scout, my grandad was an
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his past Tuesday, Saint Louis U. High hosted a scholar meet, as a part of the City League. This was the second to last regular season meet with the championships occurring next week at Vianney. “We are a part of the City League which includes Cor Jesu, Rosati Kain, Nerinx Hall, Lutheran South, Saint Mary’s, Vianney, Desmet, and us,” said Scholar Bowl moderator Jennifer Ice.
The JV team started the meet with a 210 to 230 point loss to Cor Jesu, but they rebounded with a 260 to 120 point win over Rosati Kain and a 190 to 140 point win over Lutheran South. The varsity team continued its undefeated season by winning both of its matches, to go 8-0 on the season. They beat Saint Mary’s 210 to 70 and Vianney 180 to 150. “We have a very solid team this year, but our weakness is definitely the pop culture questions,” said junior
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Teddy Gerard. Although there are eight members on the varsity team, only four can play at a time and often not all eight members are there. Even though the season is almost over, they are looking for more matches to participate in. “There is a tournament in January at De Smet, a tournament in February at Wash U, and Districts are in March. I am trying to register at these local tournaments to keep the team active,” said Ice.
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Eagle Scout,” he recalled. “And so I decided to become (one), too.” Gherardini re-joined the Scouts after junior year in order to pursue the prestigious Eagle Scout Award. The process for becoming an Eagle Scout includes earning the required number of merit badges, demonstrating leadership skills, performing service, and completing an Eagle Scout Project approved by an Eagle Scout Board. “You spend about 20 to 30 minutes explaining in detail every step of your process,” Gherardini said. He is currently on track to complete the process by the end of 2016. As for where the idea for the project came from, Gherardini knew from the start what his project was going to be. “I build tables, it’s what I do,” he said.
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FEATURES
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Fantastic Feets and Where to Find Them: SLUH students poll on footwear BY Matthew Book FEATURES EDITOR
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hoes, possibly the oldest and most basic form of clothing, say a lot about the person wearing them. While here at SLUH we are bound by a dress code, there is still a healthy amount of room for one to express oneself through one’s footwear decisions while staying within the “conventional style closedtoe/heel shoe” parameter outlined in the Handbook. Within these parameters I have discerned five categories that all legal footwear fall into: the boat shoe, the skater shoe, boots, slip-on style, and lace-ups.
fortable and stylish and it caters to the preppy tenor that is ever present here. They go equally well with shorts and pants, meaning they can be worn year-round, and they are very low maintenance. “They are extremely comfortable, they look nice—both for school and in public whether you’re going to the pool or just on a casual day—they also hold up for a long time if you take care of them so they are great value for money,” said senior Chris Doehring. All of this means that a wide variety of people wear this kind of shoe and you see some interesting variations.
On MOST school days during regular dress (not warm-weather) what kind of shoe do you wear? Skater shoe - 7.8% (Vans, etc.)
Boots - 5.7% (lace up, Chelsea, Chukka, etc.) Slip on - 6.4% (Loafers, etc.)
Boat shoe (Sperrys, etc.)
Now just what does each of these styles tell us about their wearer? Why are some more popular than others? Using several comprehensive interviews, a school wide survey, and personal experience I have compiled a comprehensive guide to the what we wear and why we wear it. Here at SLUH the boat shoe reigns supreme. A massive 73.3 percent of the student body will be rocking a pair on any given day, and it is not hard to understand why. The boat shoe is com-
A student’s classic loafers.
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unusual colors or made of exotic fabrics, like denim. There are also those seniors who still have their trusty pair from freshman year, though by now they are so beat up and stained that it can be hard to tell what color they started out as and are so worn that they sometimes push the definition of “shoe.” If you have a pair of boat shoes, good for you, it is a rite of passage around here and you have learned one of life’s little secrets: that a pair of trusty boat shoes go well with any occasion. Except for boating, because those things
the skater shoes. This section is comprised of the whitesoled, fabric-topped kicks that are branded by companies like Vans and Converse to appear cool and edgy, just like the sport they attempt to associate themselves with. The type of guy who wears these everyday is the type of guy who just doesn’t care that the Student Handbook specifically lists these shoes as “not permitted.” Generally they look respectable enough that teachers don’t mind them, and though I have never owned a pair, I hear that they are very comfortable. To learn more about the appeal of the skater shoe I talked to a regular wearer, junior Will Perryman. “I think they look cool, and you can get them in a bunch of different styles, so you can be kind of unique,” said Perryman, “And you can dress up Vans but you can also wear them pretty casu-
rics (shiver), a good pair of this type of shoe serves its wearer well in the hallways and at formal events. Instead of buying multiple pairs of shoes, some invest in a great all rounder that will keep them stylish and comfortable whether wearing a tie or polo shirt. Their wearers also tend to dress a little sharper to keep up with their feet. Fourth place is held by the slip-on segment with 6.4 percent of the popular vote. While boat shoes can be slipped on they do have laces, so they are not a part of this group. Instead, the slip-ons are ruled by drivers, loafers, and moccasins. These shoes
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Lace up - 6.7% (Oxfords, etc.)
For freshmen, this is the go to shoe. They know it fits the dress code, and because they are terrified of demerits, they stick with the safe option. A prime example of this is freshman Andrew Porterfield who said, “This is just the shoe that I knew was acceptable for the dress code, so that’s what I got.” While seemingly every freshman has a pair of brandnew, light brown Sperrys, there are some upperclassmen who choose to be adventurous and don pairs in
than Vans, more material just means more room for details, designs, and styling. Boots can range from suede chukkas, to Italian calfskin Chelseas, to rugged alpine-hiking themed boots and everything in between. And then there are those Timberlands, the unpolished, heavy work boots designed to last a construction worker 15 years in the mud and dirt and worn around polished linoleum hallways because…. they’re cool? Not really sure where that stigma came from but hey, if you like it then knock yourself out. There really is not a style out there without a boot to comple-
A student’s handsome suede Chukkas.
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really have no traction on wet surfaces. The second most popular footwear of choice goes to
ally. They’re very functional. Also, my dog chewed up all my other pairs of shoes so I’m going with these right now.” The “these” he was referring to were a clean pair of black Vans. You can get these type of shoes in a wide Editor’s note: 72 years ago this week, the Prep News published an article an- variety of colors, prints, and nouncing the death of four St. Louis U. High alumni, including former Prep News styles, so for those looking to sports editor Bob Hinck. An annual award was later established partly in his name, stand out from the crowd and named the Hinck-Hereford Sports Award. find their own groove, this vein of the shoes industry is the way to go. They are also handy for that meet-up in the local skate park you have after school. On the opposite end of the dressiness spectrum lies the third most popular category: lace ups. Not lace up tennis shoes, but rather the lace ups made of leather like oxfords, wingtips, and brogues. Worn by people who want to give off a more professional air and are not fans of the more unpolished look of shoes made of fab-
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lie in the SLUH sweet spot; combining the comfort and utility of boat shoes with the sharper looks of a lace-up, these shoes look great roaming the country club or the mall. They are often accented with flashy horse bits or tassels made of materials like suede and reptile skins. It is a very wide segment, with some moccasins more slippers than anything else and some sleek loafers that long to be paired with a power suit. Wearers of these shoes are usually upperclassmen who have decided that boat shoes are too mainstream and want something that looks a little bit more sophisticated. A good pair can tie together a nice outfit and the right pair will be the perfect medium between too ritzy and a little sloppy. Surprisingly, last place is taken by the boot category. If this was an upperclassmen only survey I think the numbers would be much higher, as the popularity of the boot seems to spread with age. Due to this, wearing a nice pair of boots around the hallways exudes a sense of maturity and refinement that just cannot be mastered by the average freshman. But once you discover this segment, oh the joys. The boot market offers even more diversity
ment it. In addition to looking great, boots offer other advantages as well. “During the winter they keep my feet warmer,” said senior Joe Fentress. “And there is nothing like the feeling on your legs of a laced up pair of boots.” Boots do make you feel
A candid shot of a student’s Sperrys.
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secure, a nice side effect of the ankle support that the high sides provide, and a great investment for the colder months when lower cut shoes leave your ankles dangerously exposed to the elements. All types of guys wear boots in all types of styles, but the one thing that unites boot wearers is that they all have a dedication to going a little bit above the easy norm and getting out of the mainstream of low cut boat shoes and slip ons. Definitely look into a pair to heighten the depth of your shoe rack. Just keep in mind that, whatever you do, never wear your boots with shorts. At SLUH our array of footwear allows for an interesting glimpse of different personalities and lifestyles. After all, as Forrest Gump’s mama said, “you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes: where they going, where they photo | Matthew Book been.”
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on Jesuit schools.” They noticed that most other Jesuit schools required all students to go on a retreat each year, and that they offered a variety of retreats, including some that were new and non-traditional. After carving out a budget to make the retreat more affordable for juniors, Campus Ministers had to speak with retreat centers to find out if they could accommodate for extra students. Once they finished planning, Campus Ministry determined that next year it would be possible to start making retreats for juniors mandatory. “We put forth a proposal to add one more junior retreat, and that would give enough spots for juniors to go to make it a mandatory
junior retreat for next year,” said math teacher and chair of Campus Ministry Nicholas Ehlman. Sophomores received the news of a mandatory junior retreat with mixed reactions. “Sure, it should be mandatory,” said sophomore Louis Barnes. “We are a Catholic school, and we should reflect on who we are as Christians.” Sophomore William Berg disagreed. “I think it’s silly because they’re juniors and they’re almost seniors and they should have the freedom of choice,” said Berg. The thinking behind making retreats a requirement ultimately stems from St. Ignatius, said Beugg. Ignatius wanted everyone to get away and spend time with God. And while everyone may be in different places in their faith
life, ultimately the retreats will be able to accommodate for that, just as Ignatius designed the Spiritual Exercises to accommodate for many different types of people, according to Beugg. “And knowing in any change there’s always some growing pains, and there’s always the needing to ask students to take the leap with us into something new and unknown and trusting that we can do it together,” said Beugg. And while there still may be students who prefer not to go on a retreat, Campus Ministry is developing more options in hopes that students can choose a retreat of their liking. The Wilderness, Art, and Service Learning retreats are a few of the new additions. Previously, most retreats had been scheduled during
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the school week, forcing students to make up the work they missed while they were gone. But starting last year, the strategic planning of Imagining 18 created a retreat week during Thanksgiving break. The week free allowed Campus Ministry to schedule many retreats during this time so students wouldn’t have to miss any schoolwork while they were on retreat. The week will be especially important as junior and senior retreats become mandatory for all students. “Instead of retreats popping up throughout the entire school year and students constantly missing classes and making up work and all this, the idea was what if we had a few days each semester where we could try to get as many students as we can going on
retreat during those times and not missing school,” said Ehlman. Junior Matthew Coplen enjoyed not having to stress over making up homework after going on the White House retreat last week over the break. “I thought it was a really great experience going on White House, and I’m glad we had the week off so that we’re not like stressed and we get to free our minds over the retreat. It made White House really relaxing and a great experience,” said Coplen. Part of the goal also includes eventually making retreats required for seniors, which Campus Ministry hopes to implement in a few years. By then, they hope to offer a large variety of senior exclusive retreats.
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Retreat Week
Top left: The freshmen praying at Mass on thier retreat. The two day retreat was led by the senior advisors at SLUH. Top right: The senior Kairos took place at King’s House last week. Bottom left: Juniors doing yoga overlooking the Mississippi River at the White House Retreat last week.
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ver the past decade, SLUH has been reaching its hands all over the world. Exchange programs from Australia, Russia, China, and France have been created, and seniors have the opportunity to spend the month of January in Honduras serving the poor. But this year, two seniors will be the first to take their senior service projects to another corner of the world: Saint Petersburg, Russia. For as long as he has been at SLUH, Russian teacher Robert Chura has taken his exchange students to Saint Petersburg, Russia. They see beautiful artwork and architecture, and get to experience life in the city. But for the past three years, Chura and the students interrupt their sightseeing to visit St. John the Baptist Parish in the suburbs of Saint Petersburg for a day. “It’s a very storied, Catholic parish that has been there since the 1800s. They had their building taken away during the Soviet era, which was
pretty common. Only recently have they been able to re-establish the parish and refurbish the church,” said Chura. During their visit, the group would volunteer and perform handyman tasks to aid in the refurbishing of the church building. For example, they typically repaint the 100-year-old wroughtiron fence surrounding the grounds of the parish. “It’s not just a simple, basic fence. It’s an incredibly intricate work of art,” said Chura. “They trust us to do what we can to take care of it and preserve their grounds.” But they wanted to do more. So Chura posed the idea to the parish and it was heartily accepted. The two seniors who will be serving at St. John the Baptist are Liam Connolly and Daniel Sitek. “I wasn’t able to go on the summer trip to Saint Petersburg, so I thought going on the service trip would be a great way to see Russia and help people at the same time,” said Sitek. “It’s a city of six million people so it’s going to
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Instead of having to pay a one-dollar entry fee, students simply had to report to a STUCO officer clean-shaven at the beginning of the month. Underclassmen also used to receive a wristband at the beginning of the month to signify that they were allowed to grow out their facial hair, but this year that was not required, making it easier for underclassmen to participate. “It was weird being clean-shaven at the beginning of the month, since I’ve had my beard since the beginning of the year,” said senior Jonathan Kroll. “But my beard has grown back quite nicely and I’m confident that the prize will be mine.” Now that November has ended, all underclassmen are required to return back to their clean-shaven faces.
New demerit systems allows for greater tracking capabilities
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be significantly different than Saint Louis.” Connolly was also unable to make the summer trip, and was asked by Mr. Chura if he would like to be one of the frontiersmen of the Russian Service Project. “That’s something that I just can’t pass up because the experience itself will be worth way more than the cost,” said Connolly. Chura will accompany them to St. Petersburg for the first nine days or so, but after that they will be on their own with their family hosts from the parish. “For the first week, we’ll work on some general projects around the parish and the grounds to re-establish their building as a whole,” said Chura. After the first week, however, Connolly and Sitek will begin serving with a parish leader at a special school for children with autism. “I’ve never done any service of any type with children, so I’m really excited to jump in and see how it goes,” said Sitek.
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Connolly mentioned that he is most nervous about the language barrier and not knowing enough Russian to carry on general conversation, but feels that it will work out. “I’m sure there will be certain obstacles and bumps in the road as there are with all new endeavors but I think the opportunity to experience other cultures is invaluable,” said Chura. Both Connolly and Sitek are ecstatic about being able to travel to Saint Petersburg and see a new country. They will be a 15-20 minute train ride from the heart of the city, and
they will have ample free time to explore their temporary home. This is part of the Imagine 2018 vision that SLUH has to broaden its reaches all over the world. Chura is very hopeful for the success of the Russian Service Project. “I’d love to see the program expand and hopefully it will inspire more opportunities to develop. The more opportunities we are able to establish, the more positive experiences we can create,” said Chura.
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collected, and the only information provided by cards were what the offense was and what teacher gave it. “It’s nice because I can look up kids in the homeroom to see if they’re all doing well or if they’re struggling,” said Moeser. Although there are no monthly reports from previous years to compare the data to, there have been a total of 1,249 demerits given to 459 students as of Nov. 30, with an average of 2.72 demerits per student for those who were given demerits and an average of 1.20 demerits per student for all students at SLUH. The most demerits given to any one student so far in the year is 22. Four hundred fifty JUGs have been given to 178 students—under 20 percent of the school’s students—this year. The most JUGs any student has received so far this year is 12. Additionally, the report shows that the majority of JUGs and demerits are given to students in the classroom, followed by Kesterson’s office and then hallways around school. It also shows that a total of 80 faculty or staff members have given demerits so far this year. These statistics provided by the report won’t be useful to the administration on a large scale until next year, when the number of demerits given in a particular place or month can be compared between years.
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he St. Louis U. High racquetball team participated in the Rollout Tournament, one of the largest high school tournaments in the season, from Nov. 17 to 19. As in previous years, the tournament offered a chance for players to talk and play with the racquetball pros in attendace. On Thursday night, some players attended a Q & A from the top player in the world, Kane Waselenchuk. They asked questions about his warmups, anger management, competition, and much more. Players were also given the option for tips from the pros. SLUH won the tournament with 610 points, 60 more than runner-up Parkway West. Everyone played strong matches, especially senior Roman Visintine, who came in second for Boys 2, and sophomore Matt Hayes, who came in first for Boys 2. Senior Chris Schulze
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came in first for Boys 1, defeating John Dowell of Kirkwood High School, who will be one of his toughest opponents this year. Head coach Joe Koestner was inducted into the Missouri Racquetball Hall of Fame at the end of the Rollout Tournament. The varsity team played Vianney on Tuesday. Junior James Storgion, the No. 2 seed, played sophomore Sam Visintine, SLUH’s varsity doubles player. “Coming into the match, I knew Sam was a great and smart player because we played so much over the summer,” said Storgion. Storigion and Visintine split the first two games, taking them to a tiebreaker. At the beginning of the tiebreaker, Storgion was down 5-1, but he came back to win the third game 11-7. “I stuck to the plan and hit some clutch shots at the end to help push me over the hump after coming out slow,” said Storgion. With the win, SLUH stayed undefeated. The varsity and JV 1-A teams take on Chaminade next Wednesday, Dec. 7.
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The boys are buzzin’: Hockey grabs first in-season win against CBC since 2013 State title game Will Farroll SPORTS EDITOR
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he “We want State!” chant roared in the SLUH stands as the clock expired. For the first time in three years, the St. Louis U. High IceBills pulled off a regular season victory over CBC. Thanks to a dominating 9-0 victory over Francis Howell earlier in the week in addition to the 6-4 victory over the Cadets, the Jr. Bills remained undefeated at 6-0. On Saturday, Nov. 19, the Jr. Bills took on Francis Howell Central in a match where many skaters were unable to play due to club priorities. The team brought just 12 skaters and one goalie to the contest, but it proved to be enough for an easy 9-0 win. SLUH began the scoring with back to back goals by senior Blake Riley and junior Joe Winkelmann with about three minutes left in the first period. “After we buried a couple goals, it was all downhill and we really took it to them,” said senior Luke Sextro. Senior Liam Knobbe netted two goals and Winkelmann added three more in the second to put SLUH up 7-0. About midway through the third period, Sextro and senior John Sieckhaus scored 25 seconds apart to bring the final score to 9-0. Francis Howell managed just six shots on the night, and sophomore goalie Dylan Bak stopped all six for the shutout. Later that week, on the night after Thanksgiving, the IceBills were ready for another feast as they took on the
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The team celebrating after a goal last Saturday against CBC.
then-undefeated CBC Cadets in the teams’ first meeting of the regular season. The intensity was clear from the opening as both teams poured on the effort, pressuring in both zones and promising the crowd a physical game. Four minutes into the game senior Kurt Lindhorst slapped a shot from the point towards the net, and thanks to the help of senior Peter Hoffmeister screening CBC goalie Jack Caruso, the puck found the corner of the net for an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately the success was short-lived, as a minute later the CBC offense capitalized on an opportunity in front of the net to tie the game at one. But a minute later, soph-
omore Henry Wagner walked through the CBC defense and dangled the puck around the goalie for a SLUH goal. “It was awesome,” said Wagner. “It was like a total adrenaline rush.” After going up 2-1, the Jr. Bills continued to pressure the CBC defense, keeping the puck in their zone for a few possessions. Eventually the puck came to senior Luke Gassett, who passed it across the ice to Winkelmann, who found the back of the net with 7:25 left in the first period. With another goal from junior Steven Pawlow at the 4:36 mark and a turnover in front of the net resulting in a CBC goal with two minutes left, the Jr. Bills went to the bench at the end of the first period up 4-2.
“It was all them. It was all our guys,” said coach Kevin Fitzpatrick. “We were ready to go right from the start, and then you know we really took it to them in the first period.” As the second period was underway, it seemed that a new CBC team had come to the ice, and they dominated the IceBills. After Wagner went into the box for two minutes for cross checking, CBC scored a minute into the power play with a nice goal from the left side of the net. “You know it’s CBC, they’re not going to give up, and they’re always going to be there,” said sophomore Christian Berger. “I think we just need to keep doing what we were doing in the first. When you can go up by like three or
four goals, it kind of gets hard to keep the pedal on them, especially against CBC. I think we just need to do a better job doing that.” The rest of the period was filled with penalties on both sides of the puck and successful penalty kills from both teams. But with 3:28 left in the period, after a successful penalty kill for the Cadets, CBC took it down the ice and scored to tie the game at four. “We can’t quit. Those guys aren’t going to quit,” said Fitzpatrick. “They’re State champs three years in a row for a reason, and we had to keep putting the pressure on them, and that next goal, when we were up 4-1, was going to be a big one, and unfortunately they got it. Then they got another one and another
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Basketball downs Eureka as McKissic scores 1000th point; falls in heartbreaking fashion to Vianney Matt Godar CORE STAFF
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went up strong and finished with his left hand to score his 100th career point. The SLUH bench and crowd were ecstatic. “Obviously it’s not Brandon’s 1000th, but as someone who doesn’t have offense as first priority, it’s pretty cool,” said Grassi.
Eureka was not completely discouraged, however, and made a few big shots while tightening its defense to go on a 9-3 run at the end of the quarter. The half ended with SLUH on top, 23-17. “It was a little rough,” said junior Matt Leritz. “I think there were some first
he St. Louis U High basketball team began the season with a decisive 61-42 victory over Eureka on Monday before falling in a heartbreaking 63-58 loss to Vianney on Wednesday night. SLUH opened the regular season hot against Eureka, dominating on both sides of the ball to take an early 20-8 lead. Coming into the game, senior forward Andrew Grassi had scored 96 points in his career, just four short of the milestone of 100. Meanwhile, senior Brandon McKissic came in with 982 points, 18 shy of the milestone of 1000, leading to a natural competition: who could his their respective milestone first, the team scoring leader McKissic, or the defensive-minded Grassi? In the second quarter, afphoto | Matt Godar ter catching a slick pass from The team during a SLUH timeout against Vianney. senior B.J. Wilson, Grassi
game jitters, everyone was a little nervous.” In the third quarter, the Jr. Bills began to pull away. Eureka opened the half by pressing SLUH, a strategy that drove the tempo up and produced success at first. After SLUH turned the ball over a few times trying to get the ball up the court, McKissic slapped the ball away from a Eureka player into the hands of Grassi, who then hit McKissic with a nice pass for a beautiful transition finish. A couple of Eureka threes kept the game close, bringing the score to 29-25 SLUH. However, with the tempo high, the Jr. Bills began to run, capitalizing on the speed of their guards. Attacking Eureka’s 2-3 zone head on, SLUH scored inside basket after inside basket. As the quarter came to an end, junior Aareon Hardin dished the ball inside to junior Matt Leritz for a graceful
pivot layup, leaving the score 41-31 SLUH heading into the fourth. “We started to get more comfortable and a lot more confident, and we began to control the game,” said Leritz. Like a bookshelf, Leritz scored the first points of the final quarter, drilling a three. From there, the Jr. Bills could not be stopped. SLUH continued to dominate inside, as Hardin knocked down a pretty floater. On the other end, Leritz blocked a shot in the paint, came down with a tough board, ran down the court, and went up for a tough finish to get the bucket and the bruise. Momentum was entirely with the Jr. Bills. After a SLUH timeout, McKissic took the ball down the baseline and converted on his own three point play. The Jr. Bills went on an 11-1 run to start the quarter. Though Eureka ended the run with a three, SLUH immediately
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December 2, 2016
Wrestling struggles, falls to Hazelwood West Niles Bernabe and Chandler Love REPORTERS
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he St. Louis U. High varsity wrestling team commenced its regular season with a meet against Hazelwood West on Tuesday. The team fell to the Wildcats 4827. With only ten returning varsity players, the Jr. Bills struggled to fill weight classes, forcing them to concede four byes to Hazelwood West. To avoid giving up too many points, freshman Austin Bievenue, in the 106-pound weight class, wrestled for varsity and won by pin, earning SLUH six points. “It was extremely promising to see some of the younger guys, freshman Austin Bievenue and sophomores Zack Bievenue, Jake Pineda, and Joe Mantych as well as some on JV,” said senior captain Dan Trittler. Despite the short break last week, the new change of
focus towards overall athletic ability in warm-ups and practices seems to have proven its efficacy. Disregarding matches lost to byes, the Jr. Bills won the majority of the matches. “(We focused) on bringing what we did in practice to the mat and on aggression,” said assistant varsity coach Todd Clements. “Bringing the match to your opponent instead of the other way around could mean the difference between a win and a loss.” Trittler, at 160 pounds, had an amazing performance with a win by pin in only 45 seconds. “It didn’t feel like under a minute while I was out there,” said Trittler. “It felt much longer because I was focused on the match and not the time.” The Jr. Bills face Windsor tonight at 6 p.m. and have their first multi-school tournament at Parkway South this weekend, time to be determined.
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one.” “Our D-zone was kind of bad and we took some stupid penalties, specifically mine,” said Wagner. The chippiness of the game continued into the third period. CBC took a penalty early on, setting up the Jr. Bills with another power play. This time it was junior Jack Wachter, on a pass from Gassett, who sniped one in from the point to send SLUH back on top 5-4. After the goal some words were exchanged between CBC assistant captain Clayton Dawe and a referee, resulting in a ten-minute misconduct penalty on Dawe, who had to sit for most of the remainder of the game. Without a key player and with SLUH’s momentum, CBC began to fall apart, unable to create any more scoring chances in the game. With three minutes left, sophomore Justin Jacoby found Winkelmann, who put another between the pipes for his second of the night. SLUH
Junior Steven Pawlow (left) after his goal last Saturday against CBC.
went up 6-4. In a desperate attempt to score, CBC pulled their goalie with two minutes left, but any chance of scoring was lost after Dawe was kicked out of the game and two other Cadets got penalties, including team captain Bud Winter. “Being the team goon and all, Bud tried to come after me, and I thought I’d give
him a piece of my mind, and it turned out to be a dumb penalty by him and ended up being big for us,” said sophomore Gabriel Schwartz. With one CBC player gone, two in the box, and the five-on-three advantage, the Jr. Bills skated circles around the Cadets until time expired. SLUH outshot CBC 30-21 in the 6-4 win.
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“It was pretty nice,” said Berger “They haven’t lost in the regular season in like three years, and now we know we can beat them, and it’s going to be a fun season.” The team hopes to continue its undefeated streak against the De Smet Spartans tonight at 9:30 at Queeny Rec Complex.
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answered, as senior Davion Nash dumped the ball in to Leritz for another three point play. With three minutes left, the Jr. Bills were up 55-35 on Eureka. From there, SLUH cruised to the finish line. With both teams pressing, tempo was still high, but there was simply not enough time for Eureka to come back against the tight SLUH defense. As the game was drawing to a close, McKissic had 17 points, just one short of the 1000-point milestone. After running down the clock a bit and a timeout, McKissic decided to do something about it. Attacking the paint, he executed a tough, spinning layup to join the 1000 point club. “I saw my opening, and I took it. After I scored, Coach Clagg(ett) was kinda mad at me,” said McKissic. “I was like ‘Coach, I’m getting my 1000 points’ and he said ‘Okay, I understand.’”
The game ended with the Jr. Bills on top, 61-42. “The first game’s always a hard one, just to get going, so it was a good win,” said Grassi. Two days later, SLUH battled Vianney, which ended in a much more sour way. The game began with SLUH and Vianney trading buckets. While the Jr. Bills attacked the paint relentlessly through dribble, the Griffins swiftly passed the ball around until finding an open cutter inside. With senior Brent Smith still out with a knee injury, and senior B.J. Wilson out with an ankle injury, the U. High frontcourt was severely weakened, something Vianney took advantage of. “I knew that I had to go out there and play smart,” said Grassi. “Play smart, but also hard, because besides Leritz and I, we didn’t really have a lot of depth in terms of big guys.” The first quarter came to
a close 15-15. SLUH opened the second quarter with a few missed chances on offense, which Vianney capitalized on to take the lead with two layups. Though McKissic came back with a beautiful layup in the middle of the lane, Vianney answered back at the other end with a three. With 4:51 left in the quarter, McKissic poked the ball away from a Vianney player, and finished a reverse layup at the other end. On the next possession, Hardin took the lead for SLUH for the first time in the second quarter with a layup, though Vianney immediately took the lead back at the other end. However, after a Vianney miss, McKissic pushed the ball down the court, went up strong, finished a layup, took a foul, and sank the free throw to put SLUH up 27-24. The Jr. Bills did not trail again until the fourth quarter. The half ended 30-27
Today in Sports History December 2, 1975 Running back Archie Griffin of Ohio State became the first player to win a second Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player.
Sports Quote of the Week “The man who has no imagination has no wings.” —Muhammad Ali
SLUH. “We needed to turn up the pressure like we did against Eureka the whole game, but it just didn’t happen,” said junior Mikey Sanders. The second half began with a SLUH a turnover and one Vianney free throw. After a pretty McKissic floater and Vianney sunk a three to bring the score to 32-31. The tempo rose as SLUH began to press. Leritz stole the ball off an inbound, got fouled on a layup, made the shot, and converted on the free throw. SLUH immediately forced another turnover off the inbound, but could not capitalize. The back and forth play continued, with neither the Jr. Bills or the Griffins able to establish dominance. SLUH maintained its lead, but Vianney continued to rip through the U. High defense with quick ball movement. The quarter ended with SLUH on top, 40-38.
As the final quarter began, Vianney took control. With SLUH in the bonus, Vianney drew two fouls and converted on each free throw to take a 42-40 lead. As the Jr. Bills struggled to score, Vianney made a wild, banked three at the other end. Leritz ended the 7-0 run with a tough finish, though Vianney immediately answered with another three, then began to pull away. With three minutes left in the game, Vianney sunk another three. After a SLUH timeout, Vianney pushed the Jr. Bills into the double bonus. At the other end Leritz drained a three, but Vianney dished the ball inside for a layup to answer and bring the lead to ten, 57-47. The Jr. Bills had not given up, however. Sanders nailed a three and, after a Vianney turnover and a SLUH miss, Leritz wrangled in an offensive rebound and went back up for a strong finish, bring-
ing the score to 57-52 Vianney with 1:09. However, there was simply not enough time left. As Vianney’s ball movement broke the Jr. Bill press, SLUH was forced to foul, and Vianney capitalized on every free throw. Though McKissic raced down the court for a layup, time ran out with the Griffins on top, 63-58. “We had our spurts of playing well, but we also showed a lot of weaknesses throughout,” said McKissic. “It was a really inconsistent game for us.” “We came in with a very cocky attitude, and the loss was very humbling,” said Leritz. “Nobody played their hardest, nobody showed any heart, and that was the main problem,” said Sanders. The Jr. Bills will next play Hazelwood Central at Vianney at 5:30 on Friday night.
Underclassman Sports Briefs JV Hockey 11/20 SLUH 8 Lindbergh 1 key stat: Jack Hazelton had three goals in the win. key quote: “The key to the game was to score more goals than the other team, and that’s exactly what we did today,” said junior Kevin Einig. 11/27 SLUH 6 Wentzville 0 key stat: Patrick Simoncic had one goal and one assist. key quote: “The boys came out a little slow for the first period but then we picked it up for the last two and finished strong,” said junior Dominic Skroska.
B Hockey 11/19 SLUH 3 Vianney 2 key stat: Freshman TJ Thomas scored his first career goal for the Jr. Bills. C-White Basketball 11/30 SLUH 27 Fort Zumwalt East 16 12/1 SLUH 52 Timberland 47 C-Blue Basketball 10/29 SLUH 37
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JV2b SLUH 0 Lindbergh 5 key quote: “We did not perform as well as we wanted, but we are well planned and coordinated for our matches to come,” said Nick Rakonick. —Stephen Ocampo, Jack Perry, Liam John contributed reporting
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SLUHtique The SLUH Mothers Club held its annual SLUHtique in the Si Commons Nov. 20. Between 400 and 500 people attended to visit the over 60 vendors selling everything from clothes to pottery to boxes made and painted by art teacher emeritus John Mueller. The total revenue from the event is still being calculated. Billiken Christmas Shop The Billiken Christmas Shop was a two-day event on Wednesday and Thursday where the Mothers Club offered leftover items from the Mothers Club booth for parents, faculty, and students who may not have had a chance to go to SLUHtique. All the monies the Mothers’ Club raised at the Billiken Shop and SLUHtique goes towards paying for the baccalaureate dinner for seniors. Pudding for Life The Students for Life Club stood outside the turnaround last Friday to hand pudding cups to the first 300 lucky students coming out of school. The cups had different pro-life messages, including messages of thankfulness for life in the midst of the Thanksgiving
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Advent Adoration Senior Class Mass Varsity-C Raquetball vs. Kirkwood C-White Basketball vs. Timberland V Hockey vs. De Smet
Saturday, December 3 Wrestling Tournament @ Parkway South 12:00pm C Blue Basketball vs. TBD 9:15pm V Hockey vs. Kirkwood
Around the Hallways season. They ran out of pud- full coverage of this event. ding after only seven minutes. Young Conservative Speaker National speaker and former Shakespeare Competition mayor of Sydney, Australia Four students competed in the Nick Adams came to talk in Fifteenth Annual Shakespeare the Si Commons yesterday Competition yesterday during about conservative ideals. Adactivity period. Juniors Dar- ams discussed his immigraren Tucker, Nick Parisi, Luke tion from Sydney and having Wilmes, and senior Sam Che- patriotism in America. He chik memorized monologues went into detail comparing from King Lear, Henry VI Part the American society to othThree, Much Ado About Noth- ers across the world, mening, and Macbeth, respective- tioning America’s tradition of ly. Wilmes won the contest, tipping, and saying that when and will compete during late people are born in America winter or early spring in the they “win the lottery of life.” Shakespeare Competition of A large theme of his speech the Saint Louis Branch. If he was focused around a quote wins the regional competition, by the French writer Alexis de he will move on to the nation- Tocqueville, “America is great al competition in New York because America is good.” See City; he also will perform his next week’s Prep News for the memorized monologue along full coverage of this event. with an additional sonnet. See next week’s Prep News for the Solidarity with Standing
Sunday, December 4
Rock Seven students and faculty, led by French teacher Suzanne Renard, gathered in 218C yesterday afternoon to write letters and discuss the Standing Rock movement being made against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The group also enjoyed refreshments including hot chocolate and tea. Madame Renard led the charge to write to the sheriff of the Dakota county where the pipeline building process has started. Six students, along with Renard, spent about an hour writing letters, expressing their dissatisfaction with the pipeline project and hoping to halt it.
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Editor in Chief Features Editors Sam “The Sam Fentress Chuck Hussung ‘English Of- Galen “Disgusting Mess” Bacharier fice’ Paper Beard” Chechik Matthew “Most Interesting Man in the World Beard” News Editors Book Andrew “Ducktail” Pluff Joseph “What’s facial hair?” Core Staff Reznikov Liam “Three Months of Sophomore Stubble” ConSports Editors nolly Will “Joe Godar MuttonMatt “Tim Nile Jesus Beard” chops” Farroll Andrew “The Dom Watkins Godar Sam “Super Mario” GoedeBeard” Modder
Monday, December 5
Ian “Petit Goatee” Mulvihill Joe “Braided Unibrow” Fentress
Staff Artists ker Lancer “Fu Man Chu” Li Jack “Peach Fuzz” Schweizer Will “Franz Josef ” Kramer Jack “Friendly Mutton Staff Chops” Bailey Ben “Sideburns with Assorted Patches” Frailey Staff Photographer Zach “Napoleon III” Hennes Brendan “Chin Curtain” Jake “The Sparrow” Hennes Voigt Nick “Hulihee” Gima Reporters Jack “Disgusting Matt GoBen “Anchor” Klevorn dar Chops” Waters James “Pencil Stache” PolMatthew “Handlebar and lard Chinpuff ” Quinlan James “goatee” Renfer Art Directors Nick “The Zappa” Prainito
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8:15am Advent Adoration AP Snack—Chicken Bites Lunch Special—Country Fried Steak Vegetarian—Black Bean Burger 7:00pm V Hockey vs. Oakville 7:00pm B Basketball vs. Northwest
Tuesday, December 6
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8:15am Advent Adoration AP Senior Project Planning Snack—Chicken Rings Lunch Special—BBQ Pork Vegetarian—Grilled Cheese 12:30pm V-B vs. V-C Racquetball 3:30pm V-B vs. V-C Racquetball 4:00pm C White Basketball vs. Chaminade @ SLUH 5:30pm C Blue Basketball vs. Chaminade @ SLUH
—Luke Wilmes, Sam Goedeker, Joseph Reznikov, Andrew Wednesday, December Pluff 8:15am Advent Adoration
Printmaking students make prints to send to those involved in middle east violence
artwork | courtesy of William Slama
9:30am Alumni Board Mass and Brunch 9:10pm JV Hockey vs. Seckman
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AP Fine Arts Field Trip Rehearsal Snack—Mini Tacos Lunch Special—Chicken Strips on French Vegetarian—Garden Burger 3:30pm Ignatian Evening and Dinner 3:30pm Tech Choir Concert 4:00pm V 1 Raquetball vs. Chaminade 5:00pm C/JV/V Wrestling vs Hillsboro/Kirkwood 7:00pm B Basketball vs. Eureka or Marquette
Thursday, December 8
Mass Schedule 8:15am Advent Adoration 9:20am Immaculate Conception Mass Snack—Cheese Sticks Lunch Special—Dominos Vegetarian—Olive Oil Pasta 4:15pm C White Basketball vs. Oakville 4:15pm C Blue Basketball vs. Hazelwood Central @ SLUH 5:30pm B Basketball vs. TBD 7:00pm Concert Band 7:00pm V Basketball vs. Lincoln Prep
Friday, December 9
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8:15am Advent Adoration AP Poetry Out Loud Snack—Turnovers Lunch Special—Brunch Vegetarian—Grilled Vegie 5:30pm V Basketball vs. Blue Springs or Wooddale calendar | Jack Schweizer
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Blake “Neck Beard” Johnson Niles “Rap Industry Standard” Bernabe Liam “Handlebar” John Jack “Chin Bun” Connaghan Chandler “French Fork” Love Stephen “The Grizzlybear” Ocampo Jack “The Santa Claus” Perry Luke “Josh Steffens the Predator” Wilmes Brad “So Long it Becomes Sentient” Gale
Grzechowiak Brandon “The Penn Station” Trusler
Contributing Artists Jackson “Albert Einstein” DuCharme Craig “Anton LaVey”
Moderator Mr. Steve “The Steingruby” Missey
Contributing Photographers Dominik “Curly” Skroska William “White” Walsh Max “Groucho Marx” Prosperi Advisor Mr. Ryan “Almost” McAnany